Kingdom Of Sorrowis a nice combination of Jasta and Windstein's other bands. It has elements of harsh and fierce metalcore, but also a southern metal/stoner groove. You'll hear slow to mid-tempo songs with a lot of melody and a lot of aggression along with metallic hardcore influenced, breakdown infused brutality.
Jasta and Windstein also share vocal duties. Jasta's trademark angry shouting style contrasts Windstein's more melodic but still aggressive tones. Although I enjoy both Hatebreed and Crowbar, I wasn't sure if this collaboration would work. It does. There are a couple songs that are filler, but for the most part Kingdom Of Sorrow combines the strengths of Jasta and Windstein into a brutal and groovy package.
(released February 19, 2008 on Relapse Records)
